• @TCB13
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    -564 months ago

    As if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…

    • AnonTwo
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      524 months ago

      That’s…not a legal excuse.

      In fact that’;s an open and shut end to a project if you’re caught doing it.

      • @TCB13
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        -534 months ago

        As long as you don’t copy code…

        • Martin
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          154 months ago

          It’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.

          • @TCB13
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            -134 months ago

            Good luck proving that.

              • @TCB13
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                What happened in the past was lazy developers cutting corners and effetely copying code and thinking that by switching a few variable names and the order of some operators they would get around the problem.

            • AnonTwo
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              124 months ago

              ?? Historically it’s been an issue where you need to prove you didn’t do it, because otherwise the companies would bury you in legal fees trying to defend yourself. You’re like…trying to argue an alternate universe to how this normally plays out.